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Todd Dorman
I’m a columnist, editorial writer and blogger for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I write about local and state government, politics, social issues, children, dogs, barbecue, or whatever shiny thing catches my woefully short attention span. I’ve been here since October 2007, after covering the Statehouse for nearly a decade, and my blog has been online since November 2007. I was student body president of my high school in 1988-89 and that’s the last time I’ll run for anything. Except maybe a free beer or an ice cream truck. Sign up for my Pints & Politics newsletter, or watch my podcast.
Latest Articles by Todd Dorman
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2012 5:06 am4912d ago
In case you missed it, tomorrow (Monday) is Laugh Out Loud Day in Iowa. April 2 has been proclaimed as …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2012 3:03 pm4913d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad is sending a letter to Iowa school superintendents urging them to continue serving lean finely textured beef …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2012 12:46 pm4913d ago
Could it be that the party of Lincoln is doing some rethinkin’ on this whole gay marriage thing? Politico says …
Staff Columnists Mar. 30, 2012 12:02 pm4913d ago
Legislators and Legislatures come and go, but the debate over when Iowa schools should end summer vacation and start the …
Staff Columnists Sep. 17, 2021 2:08 pm1455d ago
So State Sen. Joe Seng, D-Davenport, will get to take on U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack in a good old fashioned …
Staff Columnists Mar. 29, 2012 5:05 am4915d ago
It’s high time to dive back into the fascinating world of stormwater runoff. Now that levees and flood walls have …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2012 4:13 pm4915d ago
It seems these days the only thing we Americans love more than stuffing our pie holes full of ground beef …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2012 10:00 am4916d ago
I haven’t been paying all that much attention to State Sen. Joe Seng’s primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack …
Staff Columnists Mar. 27, 2012 5:05 am4917d ago
Unless you’re one of the privileged or fortunate 400, you’re never going to see it. That’s how many seats are …
Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2012 5:05 am4919d ago
(Sunday’s print column) A concerned Mayor Ron Corbett met with our editorial board this past week. He’s concerned about the …
Staff Columnists Mar. 22, 2012 6:19 am4922d ago
Barely a week has passed since the ax dropped on Polk Elementary, and yet there it was, bigger than life …
Staff Columnists Mar. 21, 2012 3:46 pm4922d ago
One thing I hate about being on vacation is missing perfectly good column fodder. So last week, when my phone buzzed …
Staff Columnists Mar. 20, 2012 11:21 am4923d ago
So I’ve returned from sunny Florida to sunny Iowa. Took the family tribe cross country with all the joys, tantrums …
Staff Columnists Mar. 13, 2012 8:48 am4931d ago
I wasn’t there for the vote on Polk. All I know is what I read in the papers. But I …
Staff Columnists Mar. 11, 2012 5:05 am4933d ago
First, an apology. I’m sorry I won’t be at Monday evening’s Cedar Rapids School Board meeting. A long-planned family vacation …